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Libya’s Move to the Gold Standard led to Civil War

A few years ago the Libyan general Muammar Gadhafi was forcefully removed from power. It was a tough time from for that North African nation, considering the casualties from the invasion that took place at the time. There was a general insurrection that took place and people were generally divided into two: those who were on the side of their leader and those that weren’t. Many lives were lost and there was a lot of speculation that occasioned such an incident that took place in a country that had never had a history of war.

Libya’s Central Bank and the Gold Standard

Part of the reason why Libya was attacked is because they had their own central banking system. What this means is that they used to control their own currency, were planning a move to a gold standard and it didn’t help that they were the largest oil economy in Africa ahead of Nigeria and Algeria. There was no way for the powers to be in the world to get a foothold in the oil money which they have no control over, and so what better way than to find a good reason to get into that country and get that control that is so crucial to making the big economies bigger.

Trading in the Libyan dinar and the Gold Standard

Colonel Muammar Gadhafi was an eccentric character, but he was by no means a fool. He had a made a declaration of how his country would stop dealing or rather trading with the currency of US dollars, and to commence their trade in the Libyan dinar. The Libyan dinar was to be a gold standard currency, and it was gaining popularity in the country and in the African continent at large. It was an ambitious plan that would ideally drive the dollar out of business. The fact that oil would be traded in the gold standard dinars would easily have made Libya a powerful player in the world economy in no time, and that didn’t please very many people as you would imagine.

Gold Standard and the Lots of oil

Gadhafi intended that the oil producing nations in the Middle East should come together and do business in a nationalistic sense, which implies that they would be directly involved in setting prices. He was clearly disturbed that the oil producing countries weren’t making as much money as they potentially could if only they had the right strategies for the same thing. That stance didn’t go down very well with the world powers once again, and that potentially played a crucial role in the invasion of that country. It was a hard time, and no one ever wishes that to happen that to his or her country, but it did happen.

There is more to this Libyan invasion and the gold standard than meets the eye.

Why Is It The Right Time & Place To Invest In Silver and Gold

There are things which have been happening in the world of money today which make it worthwhile to re-consider the factors surrounding fiat currency. Fiat money has got some limitations which are dealt with by a different mode of currency unlike silver or gold. The main reason why fiat currency needs to be reconsidered, lies in the fact that it more or less benefits a few people, something which isn’t good by any standards of it all. Invest in silver and gold is a good commodity to consider as something to be purchased now for a variety of reasons:

Central Banks Invest In Silver and Gold

Silver always comes with a definite bank guarantee because the value of silver always rises in an exponential sense. At the time when it appears as though it is hard to fathom the price of silver or gold has dipped, the wisest thing to do is to invest in these precious metals because the price more often than not will always rebound upwards again. The banks know from historical factors they are always ready to deal with this kind of business. As the price remains low Central banks across the globe have been quietly buying Gold & Silver.

Invest In Silver and Gold As Fiat Currency Is Risky

Investing in the fiat currency isn’t a good thing because of the rate of inflation, devaluation, quantative easing in the world we live in today. There is so much drastic changes in the value of paper currency, so much so this is dangerous to trust. What does the future holds if all you have is paper money? It doesn’t help that the fiat currency is always controlled by the central government and no one can do anything about it – casing point, just look at Greece. It is simply dangerous business. The same cannot be said if you were to invest in Silver and Gold. Where the individual persons have a role to play in how their investment is run, and they can even influence it in whichever way they want to.

Currency War has begun its time to invest in silver and gold. The world is facing a currency war, half of the world’s trade is invariably linked to the US dollar. This means if the US dollar is affected then the financial world will feel the economic tsumani. The danger is, it makes coming up from the black hole of the financial crisis a near impossible process. Gold and Silver will face a crisis, there will be a shortage when the stock market crashes and paper currency becomes worthless, this is why people should choose to invest in Silver and Gold now rather than later.

Once this is daily news then the madness of the crowd to buy the precious metals will prevail. As we know economic upturns or downturns precedes the news and the time is right and the time is right now to invest in gold or silver.

Many Reasons Why You Need To Invest In Gold or Silver

The following list started off at 20 reasons why, but quickly grew to 45. By the time I finished this article it grew to 50 reasons why you need to invest in gold or silver. There many events happening in the world right now, making it difficult to know where to pin the tail on the donkey. In most instances it boils down to a few things, first off “follow the money”, second “divide and control”, and finally “report quarter truths, half truths, anything but the truth”.

What all this leads to is, as renowned expert Jim Rickards calls “The Avalanche Theory” as any one or a combination of these events will cause a total failure in the global markets. “Which events?” I hear you ask, this part nobody knows for sure, however, I will list my top 7 reasons at the end and hopefully convince you why you must invest in gold or silver. Keep an open mind, perhaps you have heard some of these stories in the news, but couldn’t join the dots as to why and how this may affect you. So relax, enjoy a cuppa and read on…

50 Shades of Why You Need To Invest In Gold or Silver

The Ukraine / Russia stand off

Economic sanctions on Russia, which has backfired on EU countries more

On going trouble in Libya

Greece’s unpayable debt

1 trillion Euro’s being printed by the European Central Bank (ECB) in the latest round of QE

Russia & China just signed a $400Bn Gas pipeline deal trading in their own currency, by-passing the world reserve currency (the US dollar)

Deepening crisis in Syria / Iraq with ISIS

China, Russia, India buying tonnes of gold and silver – a great reason to invest in gold or silver

Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa (BRICS nation) created their own version of the US infuenced IMF

China is the largest net importer of Saudi oil, which may well signal the end of the ‘petro-dollar’

Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) dubious bank depositors guarantee scheme. The FSCS has £306 million in cash holdings to cover roughly 30 million personal bank accounts, this equates to £10 per account should the banks collapse, just like RBS, HBOS, Lloyds-TSB in 2008

Introduction of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies to by-pass the central banks control and manipulation of the economy. Crypto currency can be a good, alternative investment alongside to invest in gold or silver

500 year power swing from East to West, now heading back East. As gold and silver head back East this is a fantastic opportunity to invest in gold or silver

7 year economic cycle – previous crashes 2008, 2001, 1994, 1987 going back to the great depression when the big crash occurred in 1931. According to the Jewish calendar the next semitah is due 15th Sep 2015. The semitah has coincided with stock market crashes

Over 50% of the working population are employed by the Government as oppose the private sector. This means more debt has to be created to pay for Government employees. This includes national, regional, local government, schools, tax collectors, Highway maintenance, Environmental Agencies, Prisons, Police, Fire, Health, Intelligence and the Military services

Stock markets are on steriods – artificially high as pre-2008 levels, yet no real growth in GDP terms

Silver & Gold set to rise in price, even more reason to invest in gold or silver

Your Government backed by Central Banks created this mess, do you honestly think they will look after you when the ‘proverbial hits the turbine blades’ ?

Fiat currency (Dollars, Pounds, Euros) is fictious cash created out of thin air, is only legal tender because your Government said so

Chinese Renminbi Currency Clearing Houses now open in London, Toronto, Frankfurt, Geneva, Singapore and many more, signalling the demise of the current US world reserve currency

No fiat currency has ever lasted, they have all Failed. Another reason to invest in gold or silver

Greece’s newly elected Syriza party want to renegotiate their debt. Although they would like to stay in the EU, should this debt remain there may well be a Greek Exit (Grexit). Should the Syriza party successfully renegotiate their debt other EU members such as Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy and France would also like the same deal

Quantative Easing (QE) does not work, aka currency devalution leading to an outright currency war, where its a race to the bottom. When QE is stopped, it creates deflation as there is less currency to go round. Are we not experiencing a deflation right now in early 2015?

Finally… “Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws!”Mayer Amschel Rothschild

7 Reasons Why You Need To Invest In Gold or Silver

Reason One: Europe holds the key to the escalation of the currency wars. If the EU do not allow Greece to renegotiate their debt, they will have no option other than to default on their ‘austerity’ package, exit the Euro and start printing Drachma’s. The domino affect or the avalanche theory will be for other indebted EU countries to follow suit. Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy and France will watch with bated breath and quite possibly follow the Greek odyssey.

Reason Two: The EU are about to start (April 2015) a new round of Quantitative Easing (QE). QE is another name for currency devalution. 60Bn Euros per month for the next 18 months equates to just over 1 Trillion Euros created out of thin air. You see, you just can’t print Gold or Silver. This devalution makes EU exports cheaper, and imports more expensive. The countries which import to Europe will also need to devalue or QE in order to compete and maintain their own economies. This QE is a race to the bottom which will lead to a currency crash and the end of the world reserve currency the US dollar.

Reason Three: This leads me nicely to my next submission. The US dollar is in demise, the facts above speak clearly for themshelves. Russia is dumping its holdings of US Treasury Bonds, causing ripples in the financial markets, allowing the US to induce some type of incident (divide and control), gain international support (tell half truths) to place sanctions and embargoes on Russia.

Reason Four: The US dollar has been the world reserve currency without being backed by the gold standard. No Fiat currency has ever stood the test of time and they all have one thing in common, they have all crashed and burned. On Aug 15th 1971, Richard Nixon removed the gold standard and the printing presses went into over drive. Another incredible reason to invest in gold or silver.

Reason Five: Many countries are by-passing the dollar and trading in local currency or commodities. China are now the largest net importer of Saudi oil, where oil barrels are priced in US dollars. This may well lead to the end of the ‘Petro-Dollar’ and start to be priced in the Chinese Yuan. Surely signalling another loss of faith in the US dollar, its economy and its overseas policies.

Reason Six: The creation of the BRICS and their alternative to the US influenced IMF. Many countries repatriating their gold away from the vaults of London and New York a safety measure to stop prying eyes with sinister minds. China, Russia, and India invest in gold and silver at a unprecedented levels. Gold and silver has been the true money for centuries and as this precious metal heads back East, the economic power will also head East.

Reason Seven: Remember in my opening gambit, I said “follow the money”? Well Gold and Silver is the true money of the universe, invest in gold or silver as this has been in circulation for thousands of years. Whilst we can’t stop whats happening in the world, together we can wake people up as to what is really going on.

If you enjoyed reading this, share this blog with others and profit by a simple invest in gold or silver.

Til Next Time – HD

P.S. As I was writing this I scribbled down 47 more reasons why you should invest in gold or silver

Will the Stock Market Crash In 2015 ?

Those who have been watching the financial markets closely since the near collapse of 2008, followed by bank bailouts, quantitative easing and even more financial irregularities, all have one burning question “when will the stock market crash?” No financial expert on either side of the fence really knows, but perhaps we can narrow it down, with graphs, stats and other figures which lean towards a real possibility of a Stock Market Crash in 2015 or 2016.

In this article we will look at various factors which can affect the worldwide monetary sysytem. Before I get into the nitty gritty, I’m not a doomsday merchant, tarot card reader, nor a Nostradamus – I’m going to use plain and simple hard facts which every reader can research for themshelves. Where possible I will list my sources, so you too, can come up with your own conclusion.

Seven Year Cycle for the Stock Market Crash In 2015

Every seven years there is a sesmic shift in the money markets. Whether its housing, energy, stocks, bonds, or currency market, any one or a combination of these sectors will hit the buffers roughly every seven years. The last significant crash was in 2008, Lehman Brothers disappeared as fast as the Dot com mania and the World Trade center in 2001 when the previous crash occurred. In 1994 the Bond market crashed due a high spate of selling, pretty much what is going on right now. Prior to the 1994 crash and my first experience of a stock market crash as a young man was in 1987, also referred to as Black Monday.

I couldn’t understand prior to the 1987 crash, why there was a house buying frenzy. I even went for the ride, spoke to a mortgage advisor trying to make sense of the situation, but I was more baffled than ever. (As the saying goes BS baffles the brains). On the plus side I wasn’t earning enough to get on the property ladder. People I worked with who lived in desirable areas sold their homes within hours of their property going on the market. Prior to the 1987 crash the FTSE was trading just short of 2400 points and nose dived to 1600 points a drop of approx. 30%.

In 2008 the stock markets listed below lost the following in % value:

New York – down 33.84%

London – down 31.3%

Paris – down 42.7%

Frankfurt – down 40.4%

Mumbai – down 51.9%

Singapore – down 49.2%

Sydney – down 41.3%

Hong Kong – down 48.3%

Shanghai – down 65.2%

Tokyo – down 42.1%

You may notice in 1987 & 2008 London dropped by approximately 30% . However in 2008 the FTSE was trading at 6400 points, eventually bottoming out in March 2009 at an index value of 3530 – this wiped out £645bn from the FTSE 100 companies. In 1987 this figure was apporx £100bn.

This seven year cycle has fallen in place every seven years going back to the great depression of 1929, with the biggest stock market crash occuring in 1931, which fits in nicely with the seven year cycle.

A few days prior to the 1987 Black Monday crash, the south coast of the UK was hit by a tropical storm, along with the famous Michael Fish quote – “Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rung the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way… well, if you’re watching, don’t worry, there isn’t!” This weather phenomenon may well have an impact on the monetary systems.

Stock Market Crash in 2015 & the Weather…

In Jonathan Cahn book “The Mystery Of The Shemitah”, the author talks about the Jewish calendar and what is referred to as the “29th of Elul”. In or around the “29th of Elul” there have been huge stock market crashes. In 17th September 2001 & 29th September 2008 stock markets crashed on the “29th of Elul”.

Some of the stock market crashes on the “29th of Elul” have also coincided with a solar eclipse. In 1931, a solar eclipse took place on Sept. 12, eight days later stock markets around the globe crashed. In 1987, a solar eclipse took place Sept. 23 – followed by Oct 19th Black Monday. The next “29th of Elul” and partial solar eclipse is scheduled for Sunday September 13th 2015.

Solar eclipse or not the “29th of Elul” seems a significant date in predicting a possible Stock Market Crash in 2015 .

In the next article we will look at various factors and how this will affect a Stock Market Crash in 2015.

Why Not Invest In Gold IRA?…

Not many people are privy to this, but it is possible for the working class and anybody else to incorporate silver or gold as part of their retirement savings. The government allows every day citizens to create a silver or gold IRA rolled over from their 401k accounts. This way, you don’t just save money; you also diversify your retirement plans just like the rich are doing.

There are several very sound reasons why you should consider creating a silver or gold IRA. One reason is so as to beat the negative economic forces of currency depreciation. If today you can buy something at $100, in 20 years time when you cash in on your retirement savings, you may need twice as much money just to buy the same item. That is the consequence of depreciation. When you retire you want your hard years of work to count in your favour. With a silver or gold IRA you can toil over the years knowing very well that your stable precious metals will not let you down in the same manner.

Create A Gold IRA – Just Like The Rich Are Doing…

When you invest in a gold IRA, not only is your account not affected by depreciation, you can expect your precious metal to appreciate in abundance. Over the years, precious metals have maintained a consistent momentum, with very minimal setbacks, which they recover from. What this means is that as the years fly by, your retirement kitty will continue to swell too. If you open a silver IRA at 40, you can expect 20 years of silver appreciation. While other people’s currency savings go down, your account may well be headed in the opposite direction. If the period between 2000-2001 can be taken as a case example, the value of silver rose from $4.95 to $35.12. This is a 500% rise. In twenty years, you can retire a very wealthy and happy person.

Creating a Silver Or Gold IRA

Creating a silver and gold IRA is easy and takes a very short time. You can make a transfer from your current retirement account or roll over your 401k. If you are hesitant, you can carry out a partial rollover where you only transfer part of your account.

With a self directed silver or gold IRA except the usual annual charge, but you also get to enjoy the tax perks that come with a retirement account. Your silver bullion is only purchased through trusted companies and once you reach your retirement age of 70, your physical silver is released to you.

Three easy steps to get started…

To get started, a good IRA company with a plausible Better Business Bureau rating can help you through the process.